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Crimson Desert review: A beautiful hot mess It's a hard game to vibe with despite the gorgeous world

Crysis — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:50:58 +0000

Crimson Desert was released back in March on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, with plenty of conflicting opinions surrounding the game. I was personally looking forward to it for some time, and now that I’ve had the privilege of playing for over 200 hours, I can say I’m glad to finally share my thoughts, from what feels unnecessary to what’s integral to the experience. The best way to describe the game is a jack of all trades, but master of none. It is undoubtedly the biggest open-world title I’ve ever played, and I’m not just referring to the map size; there's so much to do. The issue is that a lot of the gameplay lacks depth. Playing does feel very much like Pearl Abyss’ first game, Black Desert Online, which makes sense seeing as Crimson Desert was originally supposed to be an MMO. There’s a lot of good in the game, just gatekept by the bad stuff, but in its best moments, Crimson Desert will have you exploring the map while hunting down all kinds of secrets, maybe even spending your time decorating your house while you improve your settlement.

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Final Sentence review: A typing game to die for Combining data entry with a battle royale works better than it should

Daniel Allen — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:01:31 +0000

There’s no shortage of typing games out there, but with few exceptions, they all fall into one of two categories. On the one hand, you have games that take a broad genre (shooter, adventure, RPG) and slap a typing mechanic and a dictionary on it, and call it a day. On the other hand, you […]

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Valve announces the Steam Machine: A PC for console gamers All the benefits of a PC without the hassle of building one

Takun — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:02:02 +0000

Out of nowhere, Valve has announced the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame, all set to release in early 2026. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that Valve is trying to step into the console ring to give Sony and Microsoft a run for their money, and I’m here for it. What […]

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Rune Factory 4’s director is working on a spiritual successor called Farnia Village And the Kickstarter has already blown past its goal in a single day

Matt Sholtz — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:35:35 +0000

Farming and life sims have certainly grown in popularity over the years, largely thanks to the success of games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, but once upon a time, Harvest Moon and its action offshoot, Rune Factory, ruled the farming and life sim space. It doesn’t help that the developer has run into branding […]

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Serious Sam 2 celebrates 20 years with a surprise update, modernizing the FPS experience Double the gun, double the fun!

Matt Sholtz — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:13:05 +0000

The older you get, the easier it is to lose track of time, and now that Serious Sam 2 is 20 years old, having launched in October of 2005, it’s time to hide the gray hairs with a fresh coat of paint, which is precisely what Croteam has done. In a surprise update (on Steam) […]

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Relive the golden years of gaming with this vintage magazine subscription And support the Video Game History Foundation while you're at it

Matt Sholtz — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:17:09 +0000

Here at Guilty Gamer, we’re passionate about video games, especially retro gaming. Lately, I’ve been thumbing through more than a few back issues of GamePro and Electronic Gaming Monthly, thanks to my Boox Tab X C that offers a huge E Ink screen perfect for reading PDFs of magazines. What started as a fun little […]

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We talked to Rami Ismail about Australia Did It and the changing dynamics of game publishing The inside baseball on the corporate side of making games

Daniel Allen — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:59:05 +0000

Rami Ismail gave us 30 minutes of his time to talk about Australia Did It and his views on the relationship between indie developers and game publishers.

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Modretro just droppped a new Chromatic firmware that lets you stream audio to PC over USB It works even better than I hoped

Matt Sholtz — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:44:31 +0000

Modretro had hinted it was working on audio out over USB for its Chromatic handheld for a little while now. Up until this point, to record audio along with video, you had to use the headphone output, and connecting an audio line to a PC required a ground loop isolator to clean up the interference […]

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Don’t wait for the hideous Deus Ex Remastered when you can snag the GotY Edition for less than $1 I'd buy that for a dollar

Matt Sholtz — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:32:35 +0000

Deus Ex is making the rounds in the news right now, thanks to a recent announcement for a remastered version. While fans have been asking for a fresh take on the 25-year-old game for quite some time, to say the trailer is disappointing is an understatement. Aspyr is handling the remaster, set for release in […]

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Square Enix just announced and released Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven on Xbox for console and PC It's on sale for $35 for the next two weeks

Matt Sholtz — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:51:18 +0000

When it comes to Square Enix games launching on Xbox, it’s rarely a given. Sure, Square stated earlier in the year that it plans to bring more titles to the platform; however, notable games from the SaGa and Final Fantasy series are still absent. This is why today’s announcement at the Tokyo Games Show that […]

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